485: No one dared to make a move.

After sleeping for so long, Xiao Niannian also felt the urge to go to the restroom. She put on her military coat, got out of bed, put on her shoes, and walked towards the restroom.

There was only a lunchbox on the bed; her luggage was used as a pillow, and her documents were in her space.

Xiao Niannian went to the restroom door, found no one inside, and immediately closed the restroom door before entering her space.

The restroom was too smelly. She used the restroom in her space, washed her hands, then came out again and opened the restroom door.

She walked towards the carriage, and after arriving, she climbed onto the middle bunk and lay down.

Hu Ping looked up at the ceiling and didn't notice her, but the two men did see Xiao Niannian. However, Xiao Niannian had short hair, so they couldn't tell if she was male or female at the moment. Yang Fang and He Juan also weren't paying attention to Xiao Niannian; their gazes were fixed on the two men.

Xiao Niannian fell asleep like that. When she woke up in the morning, she heard them talking.

"Comrade Hu, we plan to go buy breakfast. Are you going?"

Hu Ping looked at Yang Fang and He Juan.

"You two go with them; I'll watch the luggage here."

Hearing this, Yang Fang and He Juan nodded.

The two men smiled and thanked Hu Ping when they heard her words.

"Then we'll trouble Comrade Hu."

"You're welcome."

Xiao Niannian had gone to the restroom before dawn, already washed up, and then returned to sleep again.

At this moment, she took out cold noodles; they were still a bit warm, and the taste was excellent.

Xiao Niannian quickly finished her cold noodles and lay down again.

Soon after lying down, she heard their voices.

"Pingping, thanks to these two comrades, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to buy breakfast today."

"We managed to buy the last few meat buns just now."

"You're too kind."

Hu Ping looked at them, then averted her gaze.

She took the buns from Yang Fang's hand but didn't eat them immediately.

Seeing that they had all been eating for a while, Hu Ping still held onto hers. She planned to buy her own meal at noon and have one of them watch the luggage.

"Is the person on the bed still sleeping?"

Yang Fang asked suspiciously.

They had just been discussing the person on the bed, who ate on the bed and, apart from two trips to the restroom, had been lying down the rest of the time.

Looked like a man, but also a bit like a woman.

Yang Fang looked at the coat on Xiao Niannian's bed; it was her first time seeing such a coat.

This one looked very expensive, and military coats weren't like this. Could it be imported? Or the latest model domestically? Or a new style from Hong Kong City?

"Pingping, look at this coat. It looks very novel, like a military coat, yet not quite..."

Hu Ping looked at the camouflage military coat on the bed. Currently, they were all wearing green military coats, which were somewhat bulky, made of cotton, but warm.

"It shouldn't be, right? Where would the Military Unit get such a military coat?"

Hu Ping denied it.

"I've never seen such a military coat in the Military Unit either."

"But this one looks quite expensive."

The others were puzzled, but seeing Xiao Niannian asleep, they didn't disturb her.

"We bought braised pork. There's definitely too much to finish, so you all should try some."

"This chili fried pork also tastes good."

Yang Fang and He Juan were tempted by the two men's words. They had ordered stewed potatoes with meat, which had an excessive amount of potatoes.

"Okay, you all should try my dishes too."

"And mine."

Hu Ping was a bit unhappy; she didn't like eating with strangers, and her parents had always warned her to be careful of strangers.

She held her lunchbox and didn't take out her dishes.

Seeing Hu Ping's actions, Zhang Fei spoke up.

"Comrade Hu, please don't be shy, have a taste."

Seeing that Hu Ping ignored them, they didn't try to persuade her further.

"I heard we'll arrive around five this afternoon."

"Has the train sped up now?"

"It only takes over thirty hours to arrive now? It used to take two days and two nights."

After eating, they chatted.

Zhang Fei and Zhou Yang talked about interesting things at work, and Yang Fang and He Juan giggled as they listened.

Hu Ping also showed a smile.

"You soldiers protect your country and homes; it's truly admirable..."

They began to flatter them.

"We should learn from you..."

Hearing their compliments, Hu Ping's expression improved even more.

Although these two men didn't look particularly good, their work was decent. Yang Fang and He Juan seemed to have some ideas, so she wouldn't treat them too badly.

At noon, Xiao Niannian woke up.

They were sitting below, chatting. When they saw Xiao Niannian get out of bed and their eyes met, Hu Ping, Yang Fang, and He Juan were all stunned.

"Xiao Niannian, why are you here?"

"Xiao Niannian."

"Xiao Niannian, it's you?"

Their expressions changed repeatedly. From yesterday to today, they had discussed Xiao Niannian several times.

Fortunately, they hadn't said anything unpleasant.

Xiao Niannian looked at them and said.

"On a business trip."

What?

Xiao Niannian is on a business trip?

"I heard you got promoted. Is that true?"

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian looked at Hu Ping.

"It's true."

What?

Xiao Niannian really got promoted? No wonder they hadn't seen Xiao Niannian for over a year.

So, Xiao Niannian was transferred to the Chengdu during this past year?

But Xiao Niannian got on the train earlier, so where did she board? Could it be the Capital City?

Why would Xiao Niannian go to the Capital City? Xiao Niannian was clearly from the City Name.

Xiao Niannian ignored them and went to the restroom.

"Oh my goodness, where did Xiao Niannian get on the train?"

"She didn't say a word all day. Was she deliberately listening to us talk?"

"She's truly too much."

Hu Ping looked at the door, her brows furrowed.

"Is this comrade your Comrade-in-arms?"

Yang Fang snorted at Zhang Fei's words.

Of course, she didn't dare say she wasn't a Comrade-in-arms.

The two men exchanged glances. They both felt that Xiao Niannian was somewhat dangerous, and they hadn't dared to make a move on her the entire journey.

"She's an officer now; how could she look down on us?"

"If it weren't for her clever methods, how could she have gotten promoted?"

After one of them said something bad, they didn't dare to say more, fearing that Xiao Niannian might suddenly return.

Xiao Niannian naturally heard what they said.

After she returned, she climbed directly onto the middle bunk.

She checked her watch; there were still two or three hours left, but Xiao Niannian couldn't sleep now.

Hu Ping and Yang Fang were also silent at this moment.

After a while, Hu Ping spoke.

"Xiao Niannian, have you been transferred to the Chengdu?"

Xiao Niannian did not answer.

They became even more convinced that Xiao Niannian had been transferred to the Chengdu. How could they be transferred to the Chengdu, and Xiao Niannian also be transferred to the Chengdu?

Could it be that Xiao Niannian was going to become their leader?

After the train arrived at the station, Hu Ping and Yang Fang picked up their luggage and walked towards the train door.

Xiao Niannian also carried her luggage, intentionally blocking the path of the two men.

After leaving the train station, Xiao Niannian looked at Hu Ping and Yang Fang and said.

"When you're away from home, be more vigilant."